Thursday, April 21, 2011

Blog Swap--Cailen the Lifestyle Maven

hi there! my name is cailen, and i write over at lifestyle maven, which chronicles my quest to be effortlessly fabulous : ) i share my experiences, as well as techniques, recipes and shorts cuts for achieving fabulousity. so, why am I here today? cole and i decided to swap blogs for the day to give some new readers a look at “a day in the life” of a blogger. so, without further ado, here is a day in my life…disclaimer: this was not a typical day for me, but a very fun one! craig, the husband-to-be’s, birthday was last week and our 1 year of engagement anniversary was sunday…so we had reason(s) to celebrate : )a lovely april saturday
7:21am – up and at ‘em
8:48am – breakfast of yummy overnight oats (recipe {here})

9:33am – hit the road. on our way to meet with our wedding cake baker and sample cakes!
10:54am – arrive at classic cake. enjoy some coffees and settled in to taste some desserts.

2:39pm – park car and wander. (walking around the city on a gorgeous day is one of our all-time favorite things to do.) popped by valanni, a potential rehearsal dinner spot, and then walked to the rittenhouse square area for some afternoon spirits at village whiskey.
3:51pm – enter spa and check-in for massage appointments. 60 minutes of some much-needed down time. ahhh…
5:42pm – drive to washington square to meet mom, dad and hannah (my sis) for cocktails at chops.

6:56pm – walk over to the cooperage for dinner to celebrate craig’s bday with my family. the food: pesto & tomato paninis dipped in beer & cheese fondue & fried calamari for appetizers. dinners included fish & chips, 2 burgers, homestyle mac n’ cheese and a crabcake sandwich. good homespun comfort food. dessert? omg. fried oreos with vanilla bean ice cream (i’m a dessert fanatic, and these did not disappoint) and complimentary chocolate mousse (because they were out of the molten cake…) oh yeah, and in case that wasn’t decadent enough, i ordered a s’mores coffee which was amazing.

9:28pm – roll out of the restaurant and set our sights for home. fun (but long) day : )
11:04pm – good night all!
well, thank you for letting me stop by and share a bit about me. i hope you’ll come visit me sometime over at lifestyle maven…and that’s where you’ll find cole today!

~Note from Cole~

A special thanks to Cailen for initiating this swap! I hope you'll all head over to her blo to see what my typical day looks like and stay tuned for my weekly roundup at 3!

The love in my life is abundant, the happiness is even greater. I love my husband (Jus), our son (Rivers), our dogs (Layla & Edie Sedgwick), our cat (Jack), redoing our Behemoth of a house, reading, and everything lovely. Adventures in Love & Happiness is my place to stash what I love, what inspires me, and our adventures in making a home, being in love and learning how to be a mama.